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Mania Diagnosis
- See Also
- Bipolar Disorder
- Major Criteria (all must be present)
- Persistent abnormally elevated or expansive mood
- May present as irritability in some cases
- Distinct period lasts at least one week
- Does not meet criteria for mixed disorder
- Not due to Mania Secondary Causes
- Sufficient severity
- Impaired work or social functioning or
- Hospitalization required or
- Psychosis
- Minor Criteria (3 or more present)
- Inflated self esteem or grandiosity
- Decreased need for sleep
- Pressured speech or more talkative than usual
- Flight of ideas or racing thoughts
- Distractibility (derailed on irrelevant topics)
- Increased goal directed activity
- Excessive involvement in risky pleasurable activities
- Unrestrained shopping sprees
- Sexual indiscretions
- Foolish business investments
- References
- (1994) DSM IV, APA p. 332
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